Entire Visitor's Guide - Natural North Florida

Hundreds of romantic restaurant choices await.Ingredient No. Five: Savor a good bottle of wine together.Take your partner to the Dakotah Winery in Chiefland tosip and taste. Then, take a bottle designed and painted bylocal artists back with you.Ingredient No. Six: Throw something really special for youboth, into the trip. Whatever your main interests, OriginalFlorida’s possibilities to share are endless. There are artmuseums, outdoor recreation, history and heritage, theButterfly Rainforest, springs for underwater diving, hiking,scenic byways, boat excursions, fishing, and more. Enjoywhatever you choose.POSSIBLE ITINERARY• Gulf of Mexico Cruise at Miller’s Landing in Suwannee –Enjoy dinner while the sun is setting• Goodwood Museum and Gardens in Tallahassee – Tour theplantation considered to be the most elaborate in Florida• Alfred B. Maclay Gardens State Park in Tallahassee –Stroll the glorious gardens created by a banker turnedlandscape designer• Tallahassee Museum of History and Natural Science –Explore a collection of historic buildings• Bellevue Plantation at the Tallahassee Museum of Historyand Natural Science – Tour the modest plantation homeof a descendant of George Washington who married intoNapoleon’s family• Tall Timbers Plantation on State Road 12 near Georgiaborder – The Historic Beadel House is very much acontrast to the other plantations• Fanning Springs State Park – Enjoy the springs in a townbuilt by the army• Kanapaha Botanical Gardens in Gainesville – Over 60acres of natural collections and fl owers to enjoy• Dakotah Winery in Chiefl and – Taste grapes native toFlorida and take a bottle of wine home• Historic Micanopy south of Gainesville – Enjoy thisquintessential southern town• Florida Museum of Natural History in Gainesvillle – Visitthree museums that illustrate the unique natural history ofnorthern, southern and coastal Florida• Butterfl y Rainforest in Gainesville – Enjoy thousandsof butterfl ies up close and personalPHOTO COURTESTY OF VISIT FLORIDANatural North Florida 15